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Mainstage Variable

j1mnth

First job start month

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w15.j1mnth

Question label:

First job start month

Question text:

In what month and year did you start your first job?

Question universe:

if [J1NONE = 3 | (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 & DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat = 1|2|12|13)] // had a first job after full-time education or is new entrant never interviewed (excluding rising 16 year olds) and current economic activity is employed, self-employed, furloughed or temporarily laid off/short time working

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83179096.78%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-2190.06%
don't know-11110.34%
January1650.2%
February2420.13%
March3360.11%
April4420.13%
May5570.17%
June6970.3%
July71270.39%
August81070.33%
September91700.52%
October10730.22%
November11330.1%
December1260.02%
Total32849100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
6.7319941.012.02.8855

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-82756277.7%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2730.21%
don't know-110502.96%
January14701.33%
February21960.55%
March32510.71%
April43611.02%
May53270.92%
June68142.29%
July710102.85%
August89022.54%
September915614.4%
October104201.18%
November111930.54%
December121460.41%
Total35471100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
6.91288201.012.02.716651

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